Aid for inducing sleep or the like utilizing light

Abstract

An aid for inducing sleep has a total of four light sources positioned in front of each eye of the user. The light sources are symmetrically arranged with respect to the centers of the eyes of the user, with two light sources at each eye being horizontally aligned and the other two light sources at each eye being vertically aligned.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An aid for inducing sleep utilizing light, comprising a bandage large enough to cover both eyes of a user, holder means for holding said bandage at a position covering the eyes of the user, the bandage having left and right portions for covering the left and right eyes, respectively, of the user, a total of four light sources, including first, second, third and fourth light sources, positioned in each of said left and right portions of said bandage, to direct light to the respective eye of said user, with said first and second light sources being horizontally aligned in said left and right portions, symmetrically positioned with respect to a center position of the respective portion, and said third and fourth light sources being vertically aligned in each of said left and right portions and symmetrically positioned with respect to said center positions. 
     
     
       2. An aid for inducing sleep utilizing light in accordance with claim 1, wherein among said light sources, the light sources at inside and the top-side positions are light emitting diodes emitting red light, and the light sources at outside and the bottom-side positions are light emitting diodes emitting green light. 
     
     
       3. An aid for inducing sleep comprising a bandage having left and right portions, means for holding said bandage to cover the eyes of a user, with said left and right portions covering the left and right eyes of the user, and a total of four light sources positioned in each of said left and right portions of said bandage, a first two of said light sources in each of said portions being aligned in a first direction extending between said left and right portions symmetrical with respect to a center position of the respective portion, and the other two light sources in each portion being aligned with one another in a direction normal to said first direction and also positioned symmetrical with respect to the center position of the respective portion. 
     
     
       4. The aid of claim 3 wherein two of said light sources in each said portion emit red light, and two of said light sources in each portion emit green light. 
     
     
       5. An aid for inducing sleep comprising a bandage having left and right portions, means for holding said bandage to cover the eyes of a user, with said left and right portions covering the left and right eyes of the user, each of said bandage portions having right, left, top and bottom sides and a center position, and a total of four light sources positioned in each of said left and right portions of said bandage, a first two of said light sources being aligned horizontally between said left and right sides of the respective bandage portion symmetrically with respect to the respective center position, and the other two light sources in each portion being aligned vertically between the top and bottom sides of said portions and normal to said first direction and symmetrically with respect to the respective center position. 
     
     
       6. The aid of claim 5 wherein the light sources in each said portion toward the other respective portion, and the light sources toward said top side, emit red light, and said other light sources in each portion emit green light.